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 I’ve been avoiding videos like this for over half a year now. I can’t watch anymore. It’s so cruel and sad. And I can’t do anything about it. All it does is make me depressed. Maybe I’m heartless but I don’t think watching these is worth it anymore. There’s nothing I can do to stop it and it really fucks me up emotionally. 
 I think it’s good to spread more awareness. Some Bitcoiners are conservative statists that are pro Israel. I’m just saying I have to look away. 
 Coincidence? Energetic connection?
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 Sounds superstitious 
 What are your opinions on meaningful coincidences?

I think we’ve all had experiences where we think about someone, or dream about them, and then find a text from them shortly after.  I used to think it was a sign from god or something but there are so many times when I have thought of someone or dreamt of them and found that they didn’t think of me at all. We think about so many things throughout the day that it shouldn’t be surprising that sometimes we may think about someone as they are thinking about us. The probability of that happening is low, but on a long enough timeframe it’ll eventually happy. So I really think it’s just a coincidence. Anyone disagree? 
 I’m familiar with synchronicity. I read a lot of Carl Jung’s work when I was religious. I find it hard to believe that they’re anything but coincidences. If I think about someone constantly, it doesn’t magically make them think of me too. I would’ve gotten all my exes back if that were the case 😂 
 Is there like a cause/effect relationship or is it completely outside of our control? 
 watch Attack on Titans
 
 Great show. Not the best ending. 
 It wasn’t the original ending though. They changed it to make Eren look less evil. 
 That’s a good point I didn’t think about. That much power would corrupt anyone. I just wish the creator would share the original ending he had in mind. But yeah sacrificing himself for his friends was not the original story. I think the original story was that he was trying to make the world the way he thought was right and his friends had to kill him in order to stop him. He was too arrogant to listen to anyone else because he has so much power and knowledge. 
 Fire ants rank right up there with mosquitos on the asshole scale. One bit me between my toes ... 
 Why are they called fire ants 
 That explains a lot actually lol 
 the good thing about feeling melodramatic is that you actually get the urge to write again. wrote... 
 Passion, sadness, and desire are great sources of inspiration for creative works 
 How? 
 If I had to watch it, you have to suffer too 
 You have to have the worst family and friends for letting you get that fat 
 There is for sure something wrong but that’s more reason why people should be intervening 
 I feel like at that size, you have to start young 
 So his parents could’ve stopped it early 
 Would you consider this child abuse? 
 Why? Is he rich now? 
 Yeah. Its similar to neglect 
 Don’t blame you. Probably not worth our time lol 
 horny posting? nah, sad posting. feeling melodramatic and melancholic today. 

sometimes you just... 
 Sadness is a result of horniness 💀 
 This is what Adele was referring to when she sang someone like you 
 I want my horniness taken care of and that makes me sad 
 I think the one of the worst things about a break up is that even three months later, I can’t l... 
 Listen to System of a Down it helps me 
 Who is that? Give me a song rec 
 It’s dark. I like it! 
 It’s gonna be a good day 
 That guy is a statist I’ve been saying this for a while. Not a fan. 
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Guy comes off as a psychopath 
 Alcohol in moderation is slow-poison. 
 What kind of alcohol is least harmful? I don’t drink often but on special occasions I do want to drink with friends 
 That’s what I figured haha 
 Me after I write my horrible poetry 
 My lovers didn’t hate them so maybe 🤷‍♂️ 
 businesses having cats around deserve all the money 
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 This is the most logical price prediction I’ve ever heard 
 We’ve been a cult for a while now 😂 
 What is the sauce? 
 Just drove past an obese dude in a wife beater who was blasting his driveway with roundup with a ... 
 Freedom and donuts 🫡 
 Just to clear something up for the statists

I support and encourage people to volunteer and make... 
 I think most of us struggle to learn this the first time 
 His ancestors are jealous 
 Cat is judging you for that one 😂 
 Aiming for the rim 🤝 
 Poor kitty 😂 
 Not to be confused with the darkest day in American history 💀 
 To those who want to play politics over the Helene response, this was Bush's FEMA post-Katrina. S... 
 Trump has a plan with the box cars but he just can’t tell us what it is we have to trust him 😂